Health
Relieving the pain of kidney stones
Credit: University of Guelph For anyone who has suffered from kidney stones, the painful condition is not easily treatable, and...
Mendelsohn shares Tang Prize for leadership in developing targeted therapy
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Targeted cancer therapy pioneer John Mendelsohn, M.D., researcher and former president of...
Scientists reveal how gut microbes ‘recover’ after antibiotic treatment
New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome - the community of microbes that live inside us - has...
UA receives $1.6m grant to examine the healing potential of curcumin for acute lung injury
Credit: UA College of Nursing People with a high dependence on alcohol at risk of developing serious - and sometimes...
New immunotherapy trial for children with central nervous system tumors opens
Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - June 19, 2018 - Seattle Children's has opened a pioneering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell...
Are you sticking to your diet? Scientists may be able to tell from a blood sample
An analysis of small molecules called "metabolites" in a blood sample may be used to determine whether a person is...
Floppy eyelids may be sign of sleep apnea, Loyola study finds
MAYWOOD, IL - A Loyola Medicine study is providing further evidence that floppy eyelids may be a sign of sleep...
Michelson Prize awards $450k to young scientists advancing immunology and vaccine research
NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 - High risk, high reward scientific advancements require long-term flexible funding with a clear focus...
Cell type and environment influence protein turnover in the brain
Scientists have revealed that protein molecules in the brain are broken down and replaced at different rates, depending on where...
Long-term estrogen therapy changes microbial activity in the gut, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Long-term therapy with estrogen and bazedoxifene alters the microbial composition and...
Deep-sea marine sponges may hold key to antibiotic drug resistance
Credit: FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need...
New Wilmar-NUS joint lab to drive innovation in food-tech and sustainable biochemicals
Asia's leading agribusiness group Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have established a new joint...
Absence epilepsy — When the brain is like ‘an orchestra without a conductor’
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was...
Bad habits that lead to cancer, chronic disease corrected by simple lifestyle intervention
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Does this sound like someone you know? He or she spends too much time in...
Hypnosis may help reduce fear of cancer treatment in children
Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer. New research led...
FSU study finds religious involvement does little to prevent opioid abuse
Credit: FSU Photo/Bill Lax Does going to church help people avoid struggles with opioid abuse? New research from Florida State...
Good primary lowers ED use for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
TORONTO, June 19, 2018 - One in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) visit the emergency department annually...
EU-LIFE urges the EU Parliament and Council to push for a strong Horizon Europe
Credit: EU-LIFE EU-LIFE, the alliance of 13 leading life science research institutes in Europe announced its reaction to the European...
Loyola Medicine physician Susan Hou, MD, receives award in humanities and medical ethics
MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine kidney specialist Susan Hou, MD, who co-founded a clinic that provides free medical care to...
World’s first intra-operative MRI-guided robot for bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery
Credit: @The University of Hong Kong Stereotactic neurosurgery is one of the treatment to a variety of movement and neuropsychiatric...
